Order of James Herriot Books
James Herriot is the pen name of English author James Alfred Wight (1916-1995), who wrote about his experiences working as a vet. He had always wanted to write, but his time was consumed by his work. Eventually, his wife challenged him to do it. Because the veterinary community frowned upon professionals advertising their practices through writing, he decided to write under his pen name of James Herriot. He is best known for his book All Creatures Great and Small and its follow-ups. In addition to his animal stories, he also wrote extensively about Yorkshire in his stories, where his practice was based.
James Herriot became a published author in 1970 with the book If Only They Could Talk. His final published work, published posthumously, was James Herriot’s Yorkshire Revisited in 1999. Below is a list of James Herriot’s books in order of when they were originally published:
Publication Order of All Creatures Great and Small Books
| If Only They Could Talk | (1970) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All Creatures Great and Small | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Let Sleeping Vets Lie | (1973) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vet in Harness | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All Things Bright and Beautiful | (1974) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vets Might Fly | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All Things Wise and Wonderful | (1976) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Lord God Made Them All | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Vet in a Spin | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Smudge Books
| Smudge, The Little Lost Lamb | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Smudge's Day Out | (1991) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Short Story Collections
| The Best of James Herriot | (1983) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Horse & Pony Stories | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Wonderful World of James Herriot: A Charming Collection of Classic Stories | (2023) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Picture Books
| Bonny's Big Day | (1972) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Moses the Kitten | (1984) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Only One Woof | (1985) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Christmas Day Kitten | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Blossom Comes Home | (1988) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Market Square Dog | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Oscar, Cat-About-Town | (1990) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| The Animals at Diamond Woods | (2009) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
| Animal Stories, Tame & Wild | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Yorkshire | (1979) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| All Creatures Great and Small Annual 1982 | (1981) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Favorite Dog Stories | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Dog Stories | (1986) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Greatest Cat Stories | (1989) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot Story Book | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Every Living Thing | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Treasury for Children | (1992) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Cat Stories | (1994) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Seven Yorkshire tales | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Yorkshire Stories | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Yorkshire Village | (1995) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Animal Stories | (1997) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| Yorkshire Stories | (1998) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
| James Herriot's Yorkshire Revisited | (1999) | Description / Buy at Amazon.com |
Publication Order of Anthologies
Note: Horse and Pony Stories also has stories by Enid Bagnold, Monica Dickens and Anna Sewell.
If You Like James Herriot Books, You’ll Love…
James Herriot Synopsis: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriot is full of humour, warmth, drama, and Herriot’s love of life. His journeys across the Yorkshire dales, his encounters with both humans and animals come complete with his fascination and affection.
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